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Try as you might, there’s no denying it: 2016 is almost over. Over the past twelve months, many companies experienced very real, very difficult challenges, such as increasing competition and the economic uncertainty caused by the election season. For many other businesses, however, the year was a great success full of record revenues and meaningful […]

I am excited that in this month’s newsletter I am able to share with you some valuable insights and advice from a highly respected business colleague, Fred Silverman. Fred is the CFO of Spectronics Corporation in Westbury and in his “previous life” was a Principal at Janover LLC, a public accounting firm headquartered in Garden […]

Business owners sometimes enjoy growth as a result of fortunate circumstances. The market suddenly needs a product or service, a lead competitor exits the market unexpectedly, finding a “superstar” for the team and many other situations that may seem “lucky.” As wonderful as “luck” may be, we know that depending solely on good fortune is […]

“There was bad traffic.” “I didn’t understand what to do.” “I didn’t have time to finish so I decided to wait until tomorrow.” “I had to go to the doctor.” If you’re a business owner or manager, I’m sure you’ve heard one of or all of these excuses-and quite possibly can add some more imaginative […]

How does your company train its employees? Is training provided just for new hires (“onboarding”), or is it ongoing, scheduled, and considered an integral part of staff development? Have you chosen no training as an option? The importance of training your employees, and the significant benefits of having a knowledgeable, competent staff, should never be […]

How could I ever buy THAT? Why did I think that he could ever be a good Manager? I shouldn’t have rented this new office space. I was reactive when I hired him, why didn’t I think it out longer? I should have charged them more! Yes, we’ve all made bad decisions in our lives. […]

Everyone has the same 24-hour day. No one time travels; no one has an army of clones; no one can pretend like they don’t know where the time went. Given this, how do some people accomplish so much more than others each day? Business owners juggle a myriad of responsibilities within their extremely busy schedules. […]

Business Owners have countless high level priorities; for instance, making important decisions about nearly every aspect of their company. Mission-critical decisions-about Operations, Finance, Sales and Marketing-occupy much of the boss’s day, leaving little time to concern themselves with the “nitty gritty” details of the day-to-day managing people and processes. When a business Owner finds him […]

Meaning of Corporate Culture: Refers to the shared values, attitudes, standards, and beliefs that characterize members of an organization and define its nature. Corporate Culture is rooted in an organization’s goals, strategies, structure, and approaches to labor, customers, investors, and the greater community. Employee turnover is a challenging, costly problem for companies of all sizes. Every […]

It’s lonely at the top, so the saying goes. Sounds like a cliché, but for the “top dogs” in a company tasked with leading their organization, they know the hard truth of the saying. Decisions about the company’s direction, human resources challenges, operations, sales and marketing concerns-in one way or another all of these matters […]